Farm-gate.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

" 0. M. HURST.

FARM GATE. APPLICATION IILIID SEPT. 6, 1007.

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opposite side of the gate from that shown tam specific improvements in adjustable and l stile composed of the members 0 and C; and l ently to be explained.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 6 1907. Serial 110- 391.585.

To all whom it may concern: the center stile being composed of the mem- Be it known that I,-OSCAR M. HURsT, of bers D and D. The members B, O and D No. 879,266. Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Centerville, in the county of Wayne and are located vertically in contact with one- State of Indiana, have invented certain new I side of the rails A, and the members B, C and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, of and D are located opposite thereto on the which the following is a full and accurate other side of said rails as shown. At the specification and exposition, being such as center of the intersections of each of the rails will enable others to make and use the same A with the members BB of the inner stile with absolute exactitude. are bolts E which form pivotal connections My present invention contemplates cerbetween the stiles B B and the respective bars A. In like manner the members D and D of the center stile are pivotally connected to the rails A by the bolts F. And like unto the above the members C and C of the outer stile are pivotally connected to the rails A, a short distance inward from the ends of the rails, by the bolts G.

The letter II refers to the inner or hinge post for the gate, to which it is connected by the hinges I and I.

The letter J denotes the outer or latch post, with which the free or outer end of the gate may be detachably connected by the latch K.

My invention proper lies, more particularly, in the construction which I will now describe: Secured on either side of one of the rails A and located adjoining, or near, the members C and O which are of thicknesses the same as the members C and O.

The numeral 3 denotes a bolt which is disposed transversely through the blocks 1 and 2 and through the rail A to which the blocks I are secured. Strung on said bolt 3 are two Flgure 1 is a side elevation of a gate emwashers 4 and 5 contacting with the faces of bodying my invention, showing the free end the respective blocks 1 and 2. of the gate partly raised, and with dotted The numerals 6 and 7 denote independent lines showing the gate in normal position. ratchets, of identical construction, having a Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention. flattened portion to contact with the re- Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken in the direcspective washers 4 and 5, each having an eye tion indicated by the arrows on the line 0c:c therethrough for the bolt 3, and retained of Fig. 4. And Fig. 4 is a detail side elevapivotally in place by the bolt 3 as indicated. tion of aportionof the gate, taken on the Each of said ratchets has an upwardly extending flattened portion which is at right angles to the lower flattened portion, and formed in said upwardly extending portions are substantially vertical slots, for the purposes presently appearing. The upper or free ends of said ratchets are connected by a bale or link 8. Extending out, oppositely horizontally swinging farm-gates. I

The object of my invention, broadly speakl ing, is to provide a farm-gate which will be I strong and durable in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, which may be easily operated and controlled, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price.

A more specific object is to provide a farmgate formed of double end-stiles, a plurality of rails pivotally connecting to the stiles at either end, and means for suspending the gate whereby it may be supported at any desired inclination vertically.

Other objects and particular advantages will be brought out in the course of the en suing specification, and the points which are new will be set forth in the appended claims. l

The preferred manner for the construction of my invention and that which in practice I have found to be the most practical is shown most clearly in the accompanying drawings, in which- 1n Fig. 1.

Similar indices denote and refer to like parts throughout the several views of the one sheetv of drawings.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the letters A denote a plurality of bars, of equal lengths, which are spaced the desired to each other, from the blocks 1 and 2 are the distances apart as indicated. I employ three pins 9 and 10 located immediately above the stiles, of equal lengths, each being composed bolt 3, with which the respective ratchets 6 of two members: the inner stile being com- 3 and 7 engage to prevent them from being posed of the members B and B; the outer thrown over forward, for the purposes presare the blocks 1 and 2 The numerals 11 and 12 designate two 1 Having now fully shown my invention and identical metal bars both pivoted at their l its intended operation what I claim and deupper ends on the upper bolt E and contactsire to secure by Letters Patent of the Umted ing with the faces of the respective members l States, is-

B and B of the inner stile. Said bars 11 and 1. In a farm-gate, the combination with a 12 extend downwardly and forwardly from 1 gate formed of rails and stiles pivoted tothe upper bolt E, crossing at an angle the gether with means for hinging the gate, a members D and D, and extending even with pair of ratchets located on the sides of the or slightly beyond the members C and C. I gate near its free end and below its center The bar 11 passes through the vertical slot in l vertically, a metal bar located on each side of the ratchet 6, and likewise the bar 12 passes the gate and pivoted at one end to the upper ets out of engagement with the notches 11" end of the hinged portion of the gate and extending downwardly and forward through their respective ratchets and each having a series of notches on their upper edges to engage with said ratchets, means for normally retaining said ratchets in engagement with said notches, and means for releasing both of denote staples said ratchets at one time, all substantially as through the slot in the ratchet 7, as shown in Fig. 3. In the upper edges of the outward end portions of the bars 11 and 12 are formed series of notches, 11 and 12 respec tively, in which may engage the inner upper edges of the respective slots, as is clearly indicated.

The numerals 13 and 13 which stride the respective bars 11 and 12 near their centers and by which said bars are held slidably in contact with the respective members D and D in which said staples are secured.

From the above it is notably apparent that the outer or free. end of the gate may be raised and lowered and suspended at any height at which it is left, by reason of the automatic engagement of the ratchets 6 and 7 with the notches of the bars 11 and 12 as shown. It will also be apparent that if it is desired to lower the gate, as to the position shown by dotted lines, then I have only to lift the free end of the gate enough to release the pressure from the ratchets, then by pulling forward on the link 8 to remove the ratchforth.

2. In combination with a gate formed of a plurality of rails pivotally connected to end and center stiles and means for hinging one end of the gate to a post, two independent ratchets located on opposite sides of the lower forward portion of the gate, a bolt on which both of the ratchets are pivoted, the upper portion of said ratchets being flattened transversely with a vertical slot formed through said flattened portions, a flat metal bar pivoted on both sides of the gate to the downward and forward and passing through the slot of the respective ratchets, a series of notches formed in the upper edges of said bars to engage with said ratchets, pins for reand 12 I am then enabled to allow the free taining the ratchets in position, and a staple end of the gate to move down sufliciently, secured in the center stile for each of said after which the link 8 is released thus allowbars to form guides and supports therefor, ing .the ratchets to again become operative all substantially as shown and described. and support the gate in its new posit-ion. 1 In testimony whereof I havehereunto sub- It should be noticed that while my invenl scribed my name to this specification in the tion is very simple it provides a positive suppresence of two subscribing witnesses. port for the outer end of the gate, and that OSCAR M. HURST.

there is no danger that the vertical position I/Vitnesses: of the gate will change after being adjusted ROBERT W. HANDLE, by the operator. l R. E. RANDLE.

shown and described and for the purposes set upper hinged portion thereof and extending 

